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LOT 1617
Framed Indian Watercolour Painting
20TH CENTURY A.D.
10 x 7 5.8 in. (370 grams, 25.5 x 19.5 cm).
A watercolour painting showing two figures standing in a courtyard, the woman with her head covered, pointing towards the hills beyond, gold-coloured embellishments to their clothes, border around the whole, Indian workmanship; set in a glazed wooden frame.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s.
The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.
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LOT 1617
Framed Indian Watercolour Painting
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Framed Indian Watercolour Painting
20th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
A watercolour painting showing figures in an architectural setting, water and landscape beyond; possibly two female attendants, one holding a torch, the other keeping guard, assisting their mistress who has ventured out at dusk to meet her lover; set in a reveal within a glazed wooden frame. 528 grams, 32.5 x 23.5 cm
Very fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. -
Very Large Jain Cosmic Man - Lokaturasha Painting on Cloth
India, 20th century ADEstimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
A large polychrome painting on cloth depicting the Cosmic Man presenting a cosmic map of the world, ornamented with fish and turtles or geometric forms in alternating concentric rings; temples, meditating figures, trees and animals in the field including elephants, birds, horses, goats and peacocks; framed by a tan border. 5.2 kg, 103.5 x 143cm
Fine condition.
Personal collection of Harmadar Singh Thind; thence by descent. Private family collection of a West London gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.10863-178260.
The Lokapurusha is the man who symbolises the universe in Jain cosmology; the worlds of the gods, humans and the damned are mapped on his body. Urdhva Loka, the world of gods, is situated on his upper chest above his arm bangles. Manushya Loka, the world of men, is represented in the wheel where each concentric circle holds an element of earthly life- rivers, mountains and animals. Adha Loka is the underworld of those burning in purgatory and is usually depicted near the feet of the Lokapurusha. -
Indian Sikh School Painting of Maharaja Ranjit Singh with Hira Singh
Late 20th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
A Sikh School watercolour painting on card of Maharaja Ranjit Singh with Hira Singh in conversation in a courtyard, seated on opulent chairs, a river and hilly landscape beyond, surrounded by a floral border. 52 grams, 37.3 x 27.5 cm
Very fine condition.
Personal collection of Harmadar Singh Thind; thence by descent. From the private family collection of a West London gentleman.